Faculty/Author Profile

Richard Ward

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

London, GBR

Richard Ward is co-managing partner for the firm in London, and Chair of the firm’s UK Tax practice. A broad-gauged UK corporate and transactional tax lawyer, Mr. Ward has advised an array of multinational clients on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, financing transactions and private equity fund formation and operation.

Mr. Ward is ranked as a leading individual for Tax in Chambers UK (2015), where he is described as “outstanding” and is praised by clients as “calm and sensible. In commercial terms he is someone you can turn to for a mixture of tactical and legal advice.” He is also recommended in the Tax Directors Handbook (2014). According to The Legal 500 UK (2013), “Richard Ward’s team at Debevoise stands out for its expertise in private fund formation and restructuring.” He is recognised as a leading tax lawyer by The Legal 500 UK (2014) and Chambers UK (2014), with clients highlighting his ability to “distil complex tax principles into comprehensible advice.” Chambers Global (2014) ranks Mr. Ward as a Notable Practitioner for tax advice in the UK.